Myntra.Com: Rs 1 crore theft Myntra CEO''s maid admits to stealing jewellery for love
BENGALURU:
Two weeks after the theft complaint was lodged, a domestic help employed with
the CEO of e-commerce firm Myntra has been arrested for stealing gold and diamond jewellery worth Rs one
crore from the latter''s house.Bhavani
Muppudatti, 25, has confessed to stealing
the ornaments from her employer Ananth Narayanan''s residence and handing them
over to her fiance Suresh
Kumar and his associate Pushpa. Police have launched a
manhunt for the duo. Stopping short of giving details, police sources said
though they have managed to find the location of the stolen jewellery, they may
have to go through court to recover it.
On
September 6, Narayanan filed a complaint, saying that jewellery worth Rs one
crore was missing from his house on Lavelle Road. He suspected domestic helps ,
including Bhavani.During investigation, we discovered it was an insider
job. On closely questioning the maids and others, we found that Suresh, who was
employed as a driver with Narayanan, had left the job in March and shifted to
Chennai.Even after relocating, he was in constant touch with Bhavani, which
made us suspect her,“ an officer said.
Police
also learnt that Bhavani had also quit but continued to work on her employer''s
request. “The couple asked Bhavani to work with them at least till October,
until they find a replacement,“ police said. “We questioned Bhavani on
September 7, a day after the complaint was filed. That day, Bhavani had made
more than 25 calls to Suresh, and spoke to him at length every time,“ police
said, adding, “This made us suspect her even more.“
According
to police, Bhavani was detained in Chennai last Saturday. She visited the city
to finalize her plans of shifting. “Bhavani and Suresh were to marry in
November. They had plans to settle abroad, which required a lot of money.
Suresh hatched the plan to steal valuables from Narayanan''s house and Bhavani
agreed to execute it for her lover''s sake. When the CEO''s family was out on a
tour, she stole the ornaments using a duplicate key,“ cops said. Narayanan
had said seven diamond necklaces, 24 pairs of earrings, six gold bangles, four
diamond bracelets were among the missing jewellery.
Source: Etretail.com
Thursday, 21 September 2017